The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 318 Supersonics VS Cavaliers
The 8th was a weekend, and at 9 p.m., the Key Arena was already bustling with people.

In 2002, NBA regular season tickets were not as exaggerated as later generations, and the average price was probably around 80 US dollars. However, under the guise of the fateful game, the SuperSonics' current wave of ticket prices has raised the average price to around 130 yuan, but it is still It's hard to get a vote.

At this time, the 16,000-person venue was fully occupied. Even excluding some season tickets, annual tickets, and seats for reporters and media, more than tens of thousands of tickets were sold for this game alone.

In addition to local fans, what really surprised the Sonics was that there were many people who came from other cities in Washington State to watch the game.

——Shhhhhhh!
——Hi, what a familiar face! I seemed to see someone about to be brutalized again!

——He is indeed the softest man in America! Hahahahaha!

——Oriental magicians specialize in treating all kinds of dissatisfaction! The SuperSonics will win!
The atmosphere at the scene was heated. As the host introduced the players, the audience's boos or cheers echoed like waves of wheat in the sky above the arena.

The Cavaliers, as the away team, have taken the lead in making their debut, and as LeBron, who had previously faced off with Lin Dong on the national Internet, there were naturally boos and hooting when he came on the stage.

LeBron acted as usual, and he didn't wash his hands. It obviously didn't mean anything in front of the home team. It was just boos and taunts, and he didn't throw mineral water bottles and rotten eggs at him. This is the NBA. part.

When the home team came on the stage, the headlights suddenly went out, spotlights and ambient lights swept across the field, the whole place fell silent, and the atmosphere seemed to have undergone an epic sudden change in an instant.

So he has been holding back, and his performance, which is quite satisfactory or even a bit low, shows that he has never returned to his previous level, which finally made Paxson relax his vigilance.

"Okay! Next..." The moderator's melodious voice echoed in the audience: "Dear ladies and gentlemen! 6 feet 6 inches, 211 pounds... Let us use the craziest screams and applause to welcome from The Oriental Magician and Sonic Prince of Seattle Lakeside High School! Lin——Dong——!!!”

"Hey..." LeBron responded to Wade with a smile, but the nervousness on his face still betrayed him.

But only when facing this man...

LeBron knew very well why he got the chance to start today.
After joining the Cavaliers, he actually realized that Paxson was hiding something. Paxson obviously didn't want to keep such an uncontrolled time bomb around him.

The recording that can threaten Paxson is not omnipotent. It can only be used within the scope of some rules. Otherwise, it will force Paxson to break the pot, which will be of no benefit to anyone.

Linnophobia... Damn Paxson!
"Hey, brother!" Wade's voice laughed in LeBron's ear and said, "Relax."

Seeing Lin Dong running out of the tunnel with a smile and receiving cheers from the audience, LeBron couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Frankly speaking, I held back for so long just to give Paxson the idea of ​​pushing himself to the starting position in an important game, and then I would explode in front of the United States with all my strength to win what should be my own. , when the time comes, show some kindness to Paxson, see the benefits and value, and the matter is irreversible, then Paxson will have no choice but to continue to praise himself. This is the best way.

But when he saw Lin Dong's face again so close at hand, and heard the voice of the crowd cheering for Lin Dong, those nightmare experiences resurfaced in an instant, and LeBron still couldn't help but feel a deep feeling. The hidden fear emerged uncontrollably from the depths of his heart.

Every step he took was taken in the direction and goal he had set after careful consideration. Nothing along the way seemed to be enough to shake his will.

Rely on excellent data?

Frankly speaking, the current composition of SuperSonics fans is a bit weird. Generally speaking, when watching a team play, almost all fans present are fans of their star players. For example, those who are fans of the Lakers are fans of Kobe, and those who are fans of Bulls are fans of Jordan. But in Most of the older SuperSonics fans are Payton fans, but the younger group belongs to Lin Dong.

"Lin! Lin! Lin!"

This time he arranged for himself to start. Paxson's thoughts were very clear in LeBron's eyes. He felt that with his current level, facing Lin Dong, who was also at the 3rd position, he would definitely be beaten again, and in this game The game will attract national attention again. At that time, Paxson can either use a legitimate excuse for poor performance and imply that the team will completely hide him, or even more extreme, he can even go to the Cavaliers owner to "put in a good word" for him and let the Cavaliers If the boss mistakenly thinks that he got the first starting position because of his connections, he is afraid that he will never be able to get ahead in the future.

The playing time the head coach gave him before was all insignificant games, and most of the time the score was too big and it was already garbage time. If you perform at such a time, what kind of attention can you attract?
On the contrary, if this arouses Paxson's vigilance and colludes with the head coach to start reducing your playing time, then the gain will really outweigh the loss.

Frankly speaking, he felt that he was already prepared to face everything, whether it was plotting against Paxson under great fear and pressure, or going down to save people with the dagger of the desperado in the alley, he There was not even the slightest wave of emotion in my heart.

He squeezed his hands tightly in his trouser pockets. Before the game started, beads of sweat were already oozing out from his forehead.

But to be honest, there are 29 teams in the entire league except the Cavaliers. Even when facing the Wizards with Jordan, LeBron has the courage and confidence to fight, but he is unwilling to compete against an opponent that is related to his future and destiny. Bet on Lin Dong.

Countless young fans in the stands shouted Lin Dong's name crazily in broken Chinese.

Since experiencing this absolute trough, he has never been afraid when facing the gangster leader on Walnut Tree Street, he has not been afraid when facing Paxson, and he has not been afraid when facing a knife. He originally thought that he would be the same today. I won't be afraid.

"Don't worry." Wade lowered his voice slightly.

Ever since he met this young man at the Nike Summit, he has always felt that he has a good character. Although he has received countless infamy for his unethical push at the World Championships, Wade has always believed that it was just LeBron. Impulse.

LeBron's sacrifice to save others a few months ago undoubtedly confirmed his view and made him admire LeBron even more. Today, LeBron finally got his first chance to start. Wade had already decided in his heart that no matter what, he would ensure that this brother had a beautiful turnaround.

"I'm going to guard Lin Dong. If he guards you, he will play more mismatches with me..." Wade reached out and patted LeBron on the back, and said steadily: "You will have a beautiful performance! "

beep!
The electronic sound of the scene sounded, and the players from both sides took the field!
The Cavaliers will start with center No. 11 Zasunas Ilgauskas, power forward No. 1 Carlos Boozer, small forward No. 0 LeBron James, shooting guard No. 31 Ricky Davis, point guard Guard No. 23 Dwyane Wade.

The SuperSonics starting lineup is center No. 7 Tyson Chandler, power forward No. 24 Desmond Mason, small forward No. 23 Lin Dong, shooting guard No. 31 Brent Barry, and point guard No. 20 Gary Pay. pause.

Each of the five positions faced each other, but the camera on the big screen did not show Chandler and Zasunas who were already preparing to jump the ball, but focused on the pair that had been hotly discussed by the public before.

It's a pity that we didn't capture the collision that the public and the media were looking forward to.

LeBron and Lin Dong just stood together quite calmly, looking ahead in the direction of preparing to jump the ball. It was obvious that they were more concerned about the game itself than the media's attention.

The chaotic noise in the arena had become much quieter at this time. Everyone was staring at the basketball in the hands of the referee who walked to the midfield. The battle was about to break out.

The little European giant Zasunas from Lithuania has a height of 221 centimeters and a wingspan of 230 centimeters. Looking at the talent-rich NBA, he can be regarded as a first-level talent.

Although he only averaged 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game with the Cavaliers last season, that was mainly because the Cavaliers were poor. Since Wade joined this season, Zasunas has relied on his excellent physical talent to eat cakes under the basket. In the Cavaliers' current 19.5-game winning streak, Zasunas has averaged 8.8 points per game, ranking third in the team's scoring list, and also averaged rebounds per game.

Compared with Chandler, the data is more than one and a half points better, but strength is obviously not something that can only be measured by data.

There is only a 5-centimeter point difference. When Tyson Chandler and Zasunas stand together, they don't look disadvantaged in size. On the contrary, they are stronger. The wingspan of 234 centimeters is even better than Zasunas. Above.

beep!
As the referee's whistle blew, the basketball was thrown high into the air.

With similar heights and wingspans, similar reflexes and jumping, two extremely talented centers jumped up at the same time.

Snapped!
The two of them clapped their hands on the basketball almost at the same time.

Chandler was more powerful, while Zasunas was more experienced. His two big hands slapped the basketball with only a slight effort. Zasunas was the first to find the direction to release the force. With a slight turn of his wrist, he The basketball was in contention and hit hard in the direction of Ricky Davis.

At this time, the SuperSonics have Lin Dong defending LeBron, Payton defending Wade, and Brent Barry defending Ricky Davis. Compared with the Cavaliers star who averaged 20+ per game last year, he is already The 32-year-old Brent Barry is obviously half a beat slower.

Ricky Davis caught the basketball steadily, and Brent Barry made an obvious move to grab the ball. However, Ricky Davis obviously did not give him this chance. He held the ball with both hands while catching the ball. Turning his back, he not only avoided Brent's hand, but also took advantage of the opponent's slightly reckless defensive action to throw him behind him in just one step.

pass!

Such a beautiful scene was staged as soon as he came on the field, and Davis's pupils shone with excitement.

The Cavaliers have thoroughly studied the SuperSonics' run-and-gun tactics in the past few days. Weak defense is a consistent flaw in the run-and-gun tactics. In order to pursue the ultimate offensive speed, the Sonics often choose to gamble on defense. A relatively big and reckless action to steal the ball.

Fortunately, I was prepared for it. This ball... Huh!

Before the exciting thoughts could finish running through Davis's mind, he felt the wind in his ears and a figure quickly caught up with him.

It's Brent! What followed was his big hand reaching out from behind again on the left side.

Although the stealing action just now was reckless, the defensive attitude was quite active and the pursuit was fast.

Davis sneered, dribbled the ball from his hip without slowing down, pulled the ball to the right and prepared to join the ball.

But next second...

Snapped!
There was a soft sound, and Davis' hand that was about to ball suddenly became empty.

The ball was broken? !
He clearly avoided Brent, he clearly...

No! Not Brent!
Davis subconsciously turned his head in surprise, but only saw his back turned away after intercepting the ball.

The dark green jersey has a conspicuous number on the back.

Number 23!
(End of this chapter)